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SYTYCD season 5 top 10 on Ellen!

I was perusing the wide world of YouTube and came across this awesome video! It’s in 2 parts. Basically, Ellen had the top 10 from season 5 on her show recently and they performed the “Calle Ocho” group number, the catch was that Ellen did it with them! It’s great fun to see them all back together again, it feels like we just left season 5!

one quick bonus video, the top 12 performing a clip of the “Brand New Day” group number outside in LA to pump everyone up for the tour! There are a few versions of this, including a video that John posted earlier that has interviews with some of the cast, and it also better highlights Phillip doing his thing.

September 12, 2009 I Written By

SYTYCD 5 Tour Preparations

The good people over at SYTYCDism found an interesting video where a bunch of the contestants from SYTYCD season 5 talk about the SYTYCD 5 tour. Check it out:

I didn’t check every city, but at first glance it seems like there are still SYTYCD tour tickets available in most cities.

September 9, 2009 I Written By

Just call me Charlie...but where are my angels?

So You Think You Can Dance Tour Tickets on Sale

Just wanted to remind people that the So You Think You Can Dance Tour tickets are now officially on sale. You can see all the list of So You Think You Can Dance tour dates and locations or go directly to Ticketmaster to buy your tickets.

I’ll be going to the So You Think You Can Dance Las Vegas tour stop. If anyone is also planning to go in Las Vegas, let me know. Maybe we could do a dinner before the show or something. Could be kind of fun if someone’s interested.

July 25, 2009 I Written By

Just call me Charlie...but where are my angels?

So You Think You Can Dance Randi and Kupono Exit Interviews

Time to hear the elimination interviews for Randi Evans and Kupono Aweau. All I can say is get ready for the giggles. Randi and Kupono were far too happy for having just gotten booted from SYTYCD. Still it’s a really entertaining interview. You can see how much both of them enjoyed being on the show and they truly appreciated the experience and the opportunity to share their dance with us. Kupono is a bit over the top with the costuming, but that’s cool if that’s his thing.

It will be fun to see these 2 on the So You Think You Can Dance tour. I think someone has to get some pictures of the outfit Kupono puts together for the “butler boy” on the boy’s bus.

Enjoy the final Randi and Kupono interview:

July 20, 2009 I Written By

Just call me Charlie...but where are my angels?

SYTYCD Top 10 Power Rankings

What an amazing show!! First, let me say that I loved both the girls’ and boys’ numbers, especially that each featured a “foreign” dance style that was so high-energy and that both included all five linking arms and dancing together. And the FAME trailer got me sooo excited. It’s been too long since my last Kherington fix.

So, the rankings. Here we go.

Girls –

1. Jeanine had a terrific contemporary with Jason, choreographed by Travis Wall and it was stunning. Her solo was also incredibly strong. I think she acquitted herself quite well.

2. Janette and Ade had a wonderful Nappytabs hip-hop that was a lot of fun. More amazing chemistry here. Her solo was the last and pretty strong and she showed a lot of personality when Cat asked her, “So where are you from again?” and she whipped out, “New Zealand!”

3. Kayla continued her “flawlessness” with Evan. I really enjoyed her personality a lot when she and Evan discussed the height differences, switched shoes and after the performance revealed the “shoe fix.” Flats! On a waltz! That’s pretty neat, actually. Her solo was good.

4. Melissa has a cute personality and did well tonight with Brandon and in her solo, but I never seem to feel much variety from her. Of the girls, she’s my least favorite and I suspect that though she was gorgeous, she’s probably surprised us the least and showed the least growth (probably cause she has the most experience and is pretty technically trained). She’s my vote to go, though she probably performed better than –

5. Randi unluckily drew Kupono and, I think, suffered for it. I think the wig and the awkwardness of the routine (though there were some pretty elements) might hurt her. I suspect it’s between her and Melissa and I’d rather that she stay so I can see her with more partners. She’s my mom’s favorite, so I know she wants her to stay as well.

Boys (mom and I were in 100% agreement here) –

1. Evan has an enormous fan base, as well as a lot of flair and personality. His solo was strong and he did admirably in the African dance, though Nigel said he looked like a “dancing milkshake.” But I was actually never in any doubt that he would do well here, as he’s always been adept at leaping. He partnered Kayla with incredible strength (THOSE LIFTS!!!) and I think he’s learning more about masculinity and strength and sexiness every week. Which is great, cause he’s always been cute and charming.

2. Ade just wowed me tonight. He’s won me over more and more each week and I was excited to see him dance with Janette. What a wonderful partnership! So much chemistry. His solo rocked as well. Love that he got to demonstrate the power of the pick. Lol.

3. Jason was in the strongest routine of the night, with Jeanine and I’m thoroughly impressed with him. I hope he can keep it up. He gets major cool points from me for solo-ing to Muddy Waters Muddy Waters - Muddy Waters: The Chess Box - Train Fare Home.

4. Brandon had a good night, good routine with Melissa and a good solo. But he’s still a bit cocky and he’s almost too proficient. It’s kinda boring sometimes. Not all the time, but I think that people have latched on to people like Evan and Ade so much more at this point, and Jason just had such a great routine with Jeanine.

5. Kupono needs to go. He really let Randi down with all that awkwardness in the Paso Doble. I was proud of him in the African dance and liked his solo. But of all the guys, I think he’s probably the weakest (least consistent, at least) partner, which puts the girls in danger.

I can’t wait to see what y’all think!

July 15, 2009 I Written By

New Pure SYTYCD Merchandise Added

I’m really happy to let everyone know that we’ve just added a few hundred new designs (mostly t-shirt) to our Pure SYTYCD Zazzle store. We had to try and be really careful to make sure that So You Think You Can Dance wouldn’t get mad at us for violating trademark, but I think we did a killer job with some of the designs. Here’s a quick list of themes you might be interested in:
SYTYCD-a-holic – I’m going to post more on this idea
Branette – Brandon Bryant and Janette Manrara
Evandi – Randi Evans and Evan Kasprzak
Kaypono – Kayla Radomski and Kupono Aweau
Melade – Melissa Sandvig and Ade Obayomi
Caitson – Caitlin Kinney and Jason Glover

Yes, I know that the couples are breaking up and so we’re a little late, but I figured fans of the couples might still like it. I also, added some Kasprzaktivist t-shirts for fans of Evan Kasprzak as well. Let us know what you think of the various designs and if there are other ones you’d like. We aren’t experts at graphic design, but we do what we can.

Take a look at just one example of the SYTYCD-a-holic design:

July 10, 2009 I Written By

Just call me Charlie...but where are my angels?

Vote for your Favorite Member of the So You Think You Can Dance Top 10

Now that we’re finally down to the So You Think You Can Dance top 10, it’s time to start looking at the dancers as individuals and not as couples. So, it only seems appropriate to post a poll asking which of the So You Think You Can Dance 2009 Top 10 is your favorite dancer? You can only vote one time for one dancer, but the results should be really interesting.

July 9, 2009 I Written By

Just call me Charlie...but where are my angels?

So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Tour Locations and Dates

UPDATE: For those interested in getting a So You Think You Can Dance tour presale code, the presale code is: FOXTV. You’ll be able to buy them on Ticketmaster on Friday, July 24th. Enjoy!!

The So You Think You Can Dance Season 5 Tour is finally here. The dates and locations have been announced and we now know our top ten dancers: Ade Obayomi, Brandon Bryant, Evan Kasprzak, Janette Manrara, Jason Glover, Jeanine Mason, Kayla Radomski, Kupono Aweau, Melissa Sandvig, and Randi Evans. Plus as was announced tonight by Nigel Lythgoe, Caitlin Kinney and Phillib Chbeeb.

Tickets for the So You Think You Can Dance 2009 tour tickets have still not been posted on Ticketmaster yet, but once they are you’ll be able to find them here. Tickets for the SYTYCD 5 Tour don’t go on sale until Saturday, July 25th. Of course, once they are posted I’ll update this post and let everyone know.

The best part of the list below is that the So You Think You Can Dance tour is finally coming to Las Vegas. I’m completely ecstatic that it’s finally coming to my town. Let me know where you’re from and where you plan to attend the SYTYCD 5 tour. The dates and locations of the SYTYCD 2009 tour are below:

SEPTEMBER

SUN 9/20 Manchester, NH – Verizon Wireless Ctr Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

TUE 9/22 Boston, MA – Agganis Arena Bos Uni Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

THU 9/24 Newark, NJ – Prudential Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

FRI 9/25 Mashantucket, CT – MGM Foxwoods Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SAT 9/26 Trenton, NJ – Sovereign Bank Arena

TUE 9/29 Toronto, ON – Air Cananda Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

OCTOBER

THU 10/1 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SAT 10/3 Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SUN 10/4 Champaign, IL – Assembly Hall Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

TUE 10/6 Chicago, IL – United Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

WED 10/7 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

FRI 10/9 Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SAT 10/10 Toledo, OH – Lucas Co Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SUN 10/11 Indianapolis, IN – Conseco Fieldhouse Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

WED 10/14 Long Island, NY – Nassau Coliseum Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

THU 10/15 Baltimore, MD – 1st Mariner Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SAT 10/17 Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

MON 10/19 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

TUE 10/20 Duluth, GA – Arena Gwinnett Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

THU 10/22 Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

FRI 10/23 Tampa, FL – St. Pete Times Forum Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SAT 10/24 Tallahassee, FL – Leon Co Civ Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

MON 10/26 Houston, TX – Reliant Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

TUE 10/27 Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center

WED 10/28 Grand Prarie, TX – Nokia Theatre Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

FRI 10/30 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center Buy Tickets Online

SAT 10/31 St. Louis, MO – Chaifetz Arena at St. Louis University

NOVEMBER

SUN 11/1 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

TUE 11/3 Omaha, NE – Qwest Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

THU 11/5 Colorado Springs, CO – World Arena

SAT 11/7 West Valley City, UT – E Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

MON 11/9 Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theatre Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

THU 11/12 San Diego, CA – San Diego Sports Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

FRI 11/13 Glendale, AZ – jobing.com Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

SAT 11/14 Las Vegas, NV – Orleans Arena Buy Tickets on Orleans Arena website

MON 11/16 Sacramento, CA – ARCO Arena Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

TUE 11/17 Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

WED 11/18 San Jose, CA – HP Pavilion Buy Tickets on Ticketmaster

FRI 11/20 Portland, OR – Rose Garden

SAT 11/21 Everett, WA – Comcast Arena at Everett Events Center

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SYTYCD Top 12 Power Rankings

I’m so excited for Top 10 next week. And a bit sad. Some couples, I’m praying they make it through, so I can see the dancers each with someone else and some couples, I’m incredibly sad (and maybe a bit worried) now that they’re going to be split up.

I keep saying how hard this is, but am mostly trying not to face that it’s not going to get any easier. Every week, it gets harder. And now, half of the couples are in the bottom 3! Thanks for your comments in the “SYTYCD rant” John provided, cause I totally scoped them out. Also, I’m using my texts back and forth with my mom as notes, since we always talk throughout the shows.

Okay, so let’s start…

-Janette and Brandon are SUPER safe this week, I think. Both of their routines were outstanding and they were last, so they’re fresh in our minds. WADE ROBSON! I think WR loves his Roisin Murphy (remember Lauren and Neil with “Night of the Dancing Flames”?). In the comments, Beth says she’s been a hater, but was sold tonight. I’m right there with her and I suspect that a lot of us with reservations about either of these two dancers will vote for them tonight.

-Jeanine and Phillip first had a kind of boring Russian folk dance, but they made it work with their personalities and chemistry and nobody had any complaints about their dancing. Phillip showed a lot of progress with his jive and Jeanine was too sexy for words and smoothed over any lack of polish on Phillip’s part. I believe they, too, will be safe. It’ll be interesting to see how Phillip does with a new partner. He’s got a great personality and is a good dancer, but he’s not picking up the other styles fast or strong enough, so he disappoints me sometimes.

-Kayla and Kupono rocked a Mia Michaels routine about addiction. It was ridiculously good, gave both my mom and I shiver attacks and apparently made Stephanie almost puke, it was so good. Their Broadway wasn’t nearly as good. I enjoyed it, but I think the judges’ comments were valid. However, I think the strength of Mia’s routine and Kayla’s popularity will save the day here.

-Randi and Evan made me so afraid tonight when I heard the words “hip-hop” attached to their names. But, they pulled out a sweet hip hop with Nappytabs’ help. It was funny how both Nigel and Mary spoke my thoughts for me. I kept wondering if Randi should be thrown around so much if she were pregnant (lol) and Mary voiced my hip-hop related fears. Their samba struggled in the middle (though Randi kicked butt and the opening was very strong). Loved seeing Pasha and Anya! I think the comments aimed at Evan were right on tonight (much as I love him). He’s a lot sexier than he lets himself dance, so he’s got to move those hips with confidence. You could almost switch R&E and K&K, in my mind, but I think that there was just enough of an edge with the stellar Mia Michaels piece to put K&K just a cut above. I don’t want either of them to go home! No siree! Let’s see how they dance with new folks.

-Melissa and Ade had two competent, interesting numbers, but they were routines that can sometimes be…less dynamic. Okay, it’s no secret. I’m not a fan of disco. My mom loved the disco, but I’m just never really that impressed. And the waltz was sweet, especially as it was potentially their last dance together. I was really impressed with Ade and enjoyed his independent spins near the end. But, because the dances were disco and waltz and earlier than the rest of the dances, I think they may be in trouble. At this point, I don’t dislike anybody, but I probably like Melissa and Ade least at this point.

-Caitlin and Jason had a great Foxtrot, but he wasn’t really keeping up with her. She got her wish with a sequiney, sexy costume (and I guess the costume department took pains to make up for last week). Their Mandy Moore lyrical jazz was good too, but everyone mentioned they just didn’t think they did quite enough since it was their own styles. I honestly hope that Caitlin at least makes it to next week because I suspect that, though they clearly like each other, she and Jason just never developed the right chemistry as dancers. I don’t think it’s so much Jason holding Caitlin back as they would’ve been better off with different partners.

However, I suspect that they’ll go if they’re in the bottom 3, since they’re no strangers to that position. Or Melissa and Ade. If I were calling the shots, I’d send Melissa and Jason home.

It’s really sad because, as much as I like all of the dancers at this point, I just don’t think the boys stand up to the girls in terms of dance talent. Evan’s probably the only one I’d be devastated to lose, where I love all the girls.

What do you think? Am I going to be terribly off this week? Or eerily on? Do you think Kayla and Kupono have any advantage going into the Top 10 since they’ve already switched partners? And let’s try this “dream couples” thing one more time now that we’re going to have the opportunity to see new partnerships next week.

Oh, and if you were wondering, my mom and I exchanged something like 60 text messages throughout this show. I tried to get her to do the Power Rankings for me since it’s so hard, but she had to go to bed.

July 8, 2009 I Written By

SYTYCD Dream Couples

It’s a bit early for the Top 10 switcheroo, but having 2 out of 3 eliminations result in new couples has got me thinking.

Who do you think would make interesting couples when the switch does happen (assuming anybody left is still around)? And while we’re at it, do you have a strong suspicion that an eliminated dancer would have faired better with a different partner?

I’m curious to see what would have happened if Paris and Brandon had been partnered. I liked her – she seemed goofy – and I wonder if she could have brought out that side of Brandon that I haven’t seen in him since Natalie got cut Vegas week.

What about Jeanine and Evan? They strike me as a couple that could be really fun and amazing together. Or Kayla and Evan – would that be dance heaven or a total disaster?

Caitlin and Ade could be interesting together. I like her and Jason together, but Ade seems like a good mix of silly and strong and that could be really good for Caitlin.

What would a Tony and Janette pairing have looked like? I almost can’t fathom it. Or Kayla and Tony? Perhaps he could have learned a lot from her, become a stronger dancer and lasted longer.

I like the Randi-Evan pairing a lot, so maybe it’s blasphemous, but what do you think she’d dance like with Jason? Or Phillip? Or Phillip and Kayla?

I’d love to know what you think!

June 28, 2009 I Written By